For two hundred years the history of the Battle of New Orleans has suffered from the neglected state of the historiography on the War of 1812 and the static state of the Battle's orthodox narrative. This dissertation identifies and deconstructs the...

Chiefly petitions, subpoenas, public instruments of protest, and bills of exchange for legal cases against Auguste Metoyer in the State of Louisiana between the years 1830-1846. The legal documents chronicle Auguste Metoyer's financial and legal...

Personal correspondence of the Badin family, who were descendants of free people of color from Cane River, La., for the years 1900-1915 are chiefly letters to J. L. Badin and other immediate and extended family members. Letters primarily concern...

Miscellaneous materials of the Badin family, who were descendents of free people of color, are dated from 1890 to 1921 and include lyrics, an account book, exercise books, a writing book, and a monthly report. The memorandum and account book, dated...

Text, June 13, 1902. Cane Loaders. Two to be Tested by Sugar Planters. One invented by a negro -- Meeting of Planters Association Last Night. Report of the Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association at the Chamber of Commerce in New Orleans Louisiana. A...